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Preferred Citation

Henry D. Page correspondence, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Henry D. Page correspondence was purchased using the Harrison Ruffin Tyler Library Endowment.

Content Description

The Henry D. Page correspondence consists of a single, four page letter from army clerk, Henry D. Page to friend B.B. Clark of Franklin, New Hampshire. The letter provides an account of an American soldier's capture, near execution and escape during the Mexican war. The letter is dated 25 October 1847.

Arrangement

The Henry D. Page correspondence is arranged into one series, Series I. Correspondence.